The Australian government has been strong in its position of compassion for vulnerable women and families in Afghanistan. There is a glaring disparity between this rhetoric and visa processing systems which deny humanitarian visas – despite ample evidence of the...
By political reporter Olivia Caisley Amnesty International and the Asylum Seekers Centre were among those to sign the open letter. (ABC News: Matt Roberts) In short: A coalition of refugee and human rights organisations has written to the leaders of the...
Home affairs minister Tony Burke says he is confident in government’s power to deport the man and ‘will proceed with removal to Nauru as soon as possible’ Ben Doherty Sun 23 Feb 2025 An asylum seeker slated for deportation to Nauru on Monday has had his removal...
By Peter Job Feb 12, 2025 Australian citizens and residents who originally came to this country seeking asylum, as they are clearly entitled to do under international law, have been in the news recently, through no fault of their own and not in a good way. Sections of...
Australia violated human rights treaty with Nauru detainees, UN committee find Friday 10 January 2025 Australia has used “offshore processing” for asylum seekers attempting to read Australia by boat since 2013. (Immigration Department) In short: A UN...
By Will Jackson Tue 24 December 2024 abc.net.au/news/concerns-afghan-priority-refugee-visa-processing/104693890 It was the message Susan Hutchinson had been dreading for months. Her colleague and friend, Mohammed Sorosh, had been arrested by the Iranian police after...
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